Display card holder



Sept- 1, 1953 E. R. coYLE ErAL DISPLAY CARD HOLDER Filed oct. z, 1948INI/E Patented Sept. 1, 195.3

DISPLAY CARD HOLDER Elliott R. Coyle, Mentor, Ohio, and James V. Cox,Ebenezer, N. Y.; said Cox assignor to said Coyle Application October 2,1948, Serial No. 52,482

4 Claims. l

The present invention relates generally to devices for holding andcarrying papers and similar thin, light articles and is moreparticularly concerned with a novel and very economical and usefulholder or container for cards, hunting licenses and the like.

In some jurisdictions a hunter is required to display his license at alltimes while in the field. This is most conveniently done by attachingthe license to the outside of the hunters coat or jacket in such a wayas to expose the license to view and at the same time protect it fromthe weather and direct contact with tree branches and the like by whichit might otherwise be damaged or destroyed. Special pocketed holdershave been developed for this purpose and while they have met thesegeneral requirements, they left much to be desired from the standpointof economy. Furthermore, these holders, because of the characteristicsof the materials used in their construction and because of their design,are not as resistant to weather and as durable as desired and areconspicuous to game.

The display card holder device of our present invention is not onlysubstantially less expensive to produce than the holders of the priorart, but also is more durable and not at all conspicuous to game, beingnon-reflective, and exposes the entire license to View While affordingit more protection from wind, rain, etc., than said prior art holders.Furthermore, the present holders are substantially easier and moreconvenient to use than those heretofore known, but at the same timeassure the retention of their contents as long as desired. And while theearlier devices have been subject to cracking and splitting,particularly in their windowed portions, the present devices arepermanently exible and elastic and practically indestructible, beingwaterproof, non-inflammable and having surfaces which are snag-proof.'

These novel advantages and characteristics of our holders areattributable to their unique design and construction, as well as themanner in which separate pieces making up the present holders aresecured together, and the materials employed in their production.

Other advantages of our holders will be apparent to those skilled in theart from the following detailed description of a preferred ernbodimentof this invention, reference being had to the drawings accompanying andforming a part of this specification in which Figure 1 is a frontelevational view of one of the present holders;

Figure 2 is an edge or end view in elevation of the holder of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary, sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

(Cl. l-16) Figure 4 is a fragmentary, sectional view taken on line 4-4of Fig. 1;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary, sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1;and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the holder of Fig. 1.

From these illustrations it will be apparent that, broadly speaking, adisplay card holder of this invention comprises two or possibly threesheets of transparent, elastomeric, waterproof material which are joinedtogether along their edges to dene two pockets. One of these pockets isrelatively shallow, opens upwardly and is disposed at the bottom of theholder; while the other is relatively deep and opens downwardly. Theunsecured edge portion of one of the sheets, defining with an opposingportion of another sheet the opening of the larger pocket, overlaps andcloses the opening in the shallow pocket. A third sheet is provided inthe event that it is not desired to form the shallowpocket by foldingthe lower edge portion of the back sheet and securing together, in theVicinityof the fold, the opposing edge surfaces of the sheet.

It will be seen further that more particularly and specically theillustrated holder includes a generally rectangular and thin back sheetII) having an upper portion defining a trapezoidal section II in whichfour equally spaced, transverse apertures I2 are provided for a purposesubsequently to be described. The lower portion of sheet I0 is foldedalong a line substantially at right angles to the sides, the portions ofthe sheet adjacent to the fold being bonded together and the edgeportions of the folded section being secured to opposing side edges ofthe sheet in a similar manner to dene a shallow, waterproof pocket I5opening upwardly of the sheet.

The holder also includes a generally rectangular and thin front sheet I8having an upper trapezoidal section I9 provided with four transverseapertures 2U for registry with apertures I2. Sheet I8 is of the sameshape and dimensions as sheet I0, except that it is shorter than sheetI0 so that in the assembly lower edge portion 2l of sheet I8 is disposedapproximately opposite the bottom of pocket I5. Sheet I8 and sheet I0are bonded together continuously along their two opposing side edges andbetween these edges at the bases of their trapezoidal sections whereby asecond waterproof pocket 25, opening downwardly of the holder, isdefined. The lower edge portion of sheet I8 is unsecured except at itsside edges and, therefore, defines with opposing outside surface offolded-over portion of sheet I0, the opening of the deep pocket.

A pin or clasp, such as indicated in outline at C, may be provided tosecure the holder to the clothing or tab attached to the clothing, the

clasp having a member extending through the registered apertures so thatthe holder is adequately supported and protected against accidentaldetachment and loss.

The license is carried in the holder, as indicated in outline at L inthe several views, extending from the upper part of the deep pocket intothe lower pocket and thus being doubly protected against accidental lossfrom the holder.

The bonding of the sheets, which are preferably of transparent,thermoplastic; elastomeric vinyl resin may be accomplished bymeansfpressure and heat, the resin serving as its own adhesive and the iinalarticle appearing and functioning as though it were of ,singlelpiececonstruction. If desired, however, this. .bondingmay be accomplished bymeans of suitable adhesive and in the event that. another plastic. resinmaterial is used, such adhesive may be necessary to obtain the desiredeffect eitherV in addition to the application of heat or in lieuthereof.

From the .foregoing description it will be seen thatit is virtuallyimpossible for water to reach thepockets of the present holder to damageor destroy, the contents thereof.A If, for instan:

the holder ,isworn in the normal position with.

the front sheet. facing outwardly as intended, rain striking thelholderruns 01T the bottoni edge and there is no. possibility that anyof the water will penetratethe pockets. Alternatively, if the holder isworn in the reverse position, or ify it is worn withthe front sheet.facing outwardly and is blown upwardly so. that the lower portion isdisposed above the clasp Y,and trapezoidal sections, water will run Off.theback sheet without ever. reaching the, opening of the largerpocketmuch less penetrating the holder and reaching the contents of thepockets. Finally, if,` through any unusual circumstance, rain shouldstrike the lower edge of the sheet IS with the lower part o the holderdisposed upwardly, drainage. of the water from the holder will occur onthe, outside or" the sheet and there .will be no .penetration of waterinto 'the pockets because Lof .the engagement of the lower portion ofsheet .ifi and folded pocket-defining portionloiV sheet l, as shown inFig. 2 and more clearlyA in Fig. 3.

. Having thus described the present invention so that those skilled inthe art may be able to understand andlpractice .the same, we state thatwhat we desireto: secure by Letters Patent is defined in what isclaimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A display card holder comprising a sheetof transparent, elastomericand waterproof material having an edge, portion doubled over andintegrally bonded to opposing portions of said sheet to deiineA agenerally. rectangular and water-tight pocket opening upwardly of theholder, and` a second sheet of saidmaterial deiining with the iirst.`sheet a second generally rectangular and water-tight pocket openingdownwardly of the holder, saidsecond sheet having an edge portionclosing the opening of the rst pocketJ and denning with the saiddoubled-over portion the opening of the second pocket, and saiddoubled-over portion and second sheet having overlapping side edgeportions secured together in an integral bond extending `upwardly of theholder from the lower edge portion of the said second sheet.

2. A display card holder comprising a sheet of transparent, `elastomericandrwaterproof material having a portion .doubled over and integrallybonded alongits.edgesandadjacentto the fold to opposing portions of saidsheet todene a gen- 4 erally rectangular and water-tight pocket on thefront of the holder and opening upwardly of the holder, and a secondsheet of said material defining with the rst sheet a second generallyrectangular and water-tight pocket substantially deeper than the firstpocket and opening downwardly of the holder, said second sheet having anedge portion closing the opening of the rst pocket and defining with thesaid doubled-over portion the opening of the second pocket, and saiddoubled-over portion and second sheet having overlapping side edgeportions secured together in an integral bond extending upwardly of theholder from the lower edge portion of the said second sheet.

Vv3. A display cardholdercomprisingasheet,of transparent,elastomeric,,andwwaterproof ,mate-f rial, another sheet ofsaid materialsubstantiallyv shorter than,but of. about the same width as the rstsheet and dening with, said nrst Vsheet ay generally rectangular endwater-tight ,pocket opening upwardly ef the holder, and a thirdvsheet ofsaid material dening with the nrst sheet a second generally rectangularand water-tight pocket opening downwardly ofthe holder, said' secondpocket closing the opening of thelrst pocket and deningwith the secondsheet' the opening of the second pocket, said first and sec-v ond sheetsbeing securedtogether bya substantially continuous bond extending alongtheV side and bottom edge portionsof the second sheet, said nrst andthird sheets being secured together by a substantially continuous bondextending along' the side and top edge` portions of Athe third sheet,and said second and thirdsheetshaving overlapping portions securedtogether in an integrall bond extending upwardly of the holder from thelower edge of the third sheet.v v Y 4. A display cardv holder having arectangular back wall of transparent elastomeric waterproof material, arectangular front wall portion sub-1 stantially shorter than said backwall and of said waterproof material and cooperating withk the back wallto form a generally rectangular pocket opening upwardly of the holder,said ,back and front wall portions being secured together by asubstantially continuous integralbond. extending around the bottom. andside edge portions of the said front and back wall` portions, Aand asecond rectangular front wall portion of said waterproof materialcooperating with said back ,wall to `form, a second generallyrectangular poclet opening downwardly of ther holder,v saidsecond pocketclosing the opening oi the rst pocket and vdeiining` with the iirstiront walll portion theropening of. the second pocket and saidsecondfront wall portion having an edge portion overlapping .an/edge portionof the first front wall portion and beingV secured thereto by anintegral bond extending upwardly of the holder from' the lower `ledgepor'- tion of the said second front wall portion.

ELLIOTT R. COYLE. JAMES V. COX.

lSayre Apr. 25, 1950

